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LEGAL RENTCHARGE [3 records]

Record 1 2013-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

Apart from statute, a legal rent-charge can be created inter vivos only by a deed, although it has always been possible for a person disposing of land to reserve a rentcharge to himself, without the grantee of the land executing the deed.(Megarry & Wade, 4th ed. 1975, p. 794).

Key term(s)
  • legal rent-charge

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

rente-charge en common law : terme français normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

A may have the legal fee simple in Blackacre, subject to a legal mortgage in favour of B, a legal rentcharge in favour of C, a legal lease in favour of D, and so on. The legal fee simple is often referred to as the legal estate because of its paramount importance. Legal leases, mortgages, rentcharges, easements and the like are regarded as incumbrances upon it.(Megarry & Wade, 4th ed., 1975, pages 143-4).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

fief simple en common law : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

Apart from statute, a legal rentcharge can be created "inter vivos" only by a deed, although it has always been possible for a person disposing of land to reserve a rentcharge to himself, without the grantee of the land executing the deed. An equitable rentcharge may be created merely by contract or by signed writing.(Megarry & Wade, 4th ed. 1975, p. 794)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

rente-charge en equity : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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